# Test sail photos from BlueJacket2

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**Created:** [November 26, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://knysnayachtowners.org/t/test-sail-photos-from-bluejacket2/298 "2025-11-26T03:12:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeoffSchultz](https://knysnayachtowners.org/user_avatar/knysnayachtowners.org/geoffschultz/32/63_2.png) [@GeoffSchultz](https://knysnayachtowners.org/u/GeoffSchultz)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://knysnayachtowners.org/t/test-sail-photos-from-bluejacket2/298/1 "2025-11-26T03:12:10Z")

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I got access to some photos shot from a chase boat and a drone of our 550, which provides a very different view than you get on deck. You don’t normally get images from these perspectives, so these are very special.

These are from the first 2 test-sails. On the first sail, we had light winds and flat seas. On the 2nd trial, we had 20+kts and somewhat lumpy seas. BlueJacket2 was doing over 12 kts with 1 reef in the main!

 ![DSC_4501](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/9eb8c4d27d3d933222d4b79ec52c123cee7e2797.jpeg)

Passing through the Knysna Heads

 ![DSC_4481](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/b22197b9133f2b9df4b6da1d382539578d64c2c9.jpeg)

I love the blue color and the logo

 ![DJI_20251119132759_0125_D](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/9da47679433e31c31e09f2687b575e34b3a983e5.jpeg)

Flying the Tradewinds sail

 ![20251119-123418](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/0cd1fb743b55ec8a51dcbc1973ac058d466b3ee6.jpeg)

Making 8 kts in 9 kts of wind!

 ![20251119-121842](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/fd7bfc854320502732bc550dec7144d8805f301d.jpeg)

View from the helm

 ![20251119-121740](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/8b5d7871f41e9421486135199c00e6d7b17d3d5a.jpeg)

Making 6 kts in 7.2 kts of wind at 39 AWA!

 ![251119_DD664_KNYSNA-YACHT-COMPANY_BLUE-JACKET-II-SEA-TRIALS-6](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/3cfea122f08cd62bc8eb4482222432feb63237c5.jpeg)

Flying the Tradewinds as a Code 0

 ![251119_DD664_KNYSNA-YACHT-COMPANY_BLUE-JACKET-II-SEA-TRIALS-5](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/f2246e2fa6cc46675746e776295af733345d605b.jpeg)

Main and Genoa

 ![20251119-131453](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/3dbfd966c15651dc53d308908da6cbac403da255.jpeg)

View of the Tradewinds from on deck

 ![DJI_20251119132901_0129_D](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/badc95af03151d004950df1ed4fdcbf7f6803761.jpeg)

Another view of the Tradewinds flying

 ![IMG_6539](https://knysnayachtowners.org/uploads/default/original/1X/d1c1bbfd55adf862f58cb7892f35301500617bdb.jpeg)

Doing 12 kts with 1 reef in the main, and I saw 12.6 at one point.